Media Discussion - 2023/24

[cheekybids]

Well they did have to bring 4 goalkeepers in order to fulfill the requirements of a CL squad.

That's Sunday football levels of professionalism.

Great work TD Darren Fletcher….

 

[Blueboy73]

He hates City.
We totally dominated the game & had 37 shots on the night. We could have won by 5 or 6 easily & without 5 players who would have probably started the game.

Additionally as a Rag (and a bitter, clueless one at that),what would Ogden know about what it takes to defend the UCL?

 

[Rochdale Blue]

I Remember walking through town to work the morning after Rangers played in the europa leage final. They turned the city centre into one big landfill site, it was almost apocalyptic, absolute fucking animals.

So fuck Rangers and fuck Celtic.

I remember having to step over comatose Celtic fans while walking to the ground, and that was only a pre season friendly.

 

[urban genie]

In the media thread!
Don't be so fucking stupid

It was based on a media comemt so relevent, just because you weren't interested no need to moan ;-)

it lasted 3 pages, on here more wanky conversations not even linked to a media item have gone in for 10 or more before

 

[Sir peace frog]

View attachment 93933The rags in for a pummelling tonite so regular as clockwork a positive story appears to excite the idiots, its unbelievable that they are that stupid that they still dont get it

why do skysports only use that picture of sheikh jassim ? black and white in this day and age ?, i honestly think someone has thought about it,"doesn't look as "arab" in a suit and tie and in black and white does he"

 

[Pontypool Blue]

Glazers may struggle to sell because of poor form​

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Ratcliffe seemed to be the frontrunner to buy United before string of delays
Manchester United's poor start to the Premier League season is having a negative impact on the takeover process, with bidders even less likely to meet the owners' inflated asking price of more than £5 billion.
Discussions are continuing between potential buyers and the New York bank acting for the Glazer family. The British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe and a Qatari group fronted by Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani remain the two favourites to purchase the club but their offers of more than £5 billion did not meet the American owners' valuation.
Erik ten Hag's side are 13th in the Premier League table after securing only six points from five games, and lost their Champions League opener to Bayern Munich last night. This poor form, alongside a backdrop of off-field problems, is worsening the likelihood of a takeover.
There are a number of reasons why a process that started in November last year, when the Glazers first announced that the club were for sale, has not yet been completed.
At one stage Ratcliffe, the founder of the petrochemicals firm Ineos, appeared to be close to agreeing a deal but the legal challenges around limiting the initial purchase to the 67 per cent stake belonging to the Glazers is believed to have caused delays.
Ultimately, however, there remains some distance between the respective valuations of the Glazers and the bidders. While both the Qatari and British offers amount to more than £5 billion, the club's principal owners want more.
Sources with knowledge of the process now say that United's form and controversies involving Mason Greenwood, Antony and Jadon Sancho are doing nothing to persuade either of the main bidders to improve their offers. Indeed, the manner of the 3-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday served only to highlight the sheer scale of the rebuilding job required.
By the end of last season, United's value appeared to be soaring. Largescale investment is still required to improve Old Trafford as well as the club's training ground but winning the Carabao Cup and qualification for the Champions League suggested some stability and progress under Ten Hag.
Now, however, Ten Hag's position is under scrutiny, as is his buying policy. Key signings have been made using the same Dutch agency, Sports Entertainment Group, that acts for the United manager. At an all-staff meeting on Monday, the chief executive, Richard Arnold, urged colleagues to remain resilient while informing them that a strategic review was taking place.

The easy reading version:
United are still shit.
They are not for sale.
SCUM tilI I die

 

[blue b4 the moon]

I remember rag/Celtic half and half wooly hats either in the late 70's early 80's, same with the red scouse.

Can't say I ever saw a Rangers version

Didn't have one but as a kid I remember City/Rangers ones in the kippax.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

Didn't have one but as a kid I remember City/Rangers ones in the kippax.

Someone actually bought me one as a Christmas present that is probably still knocking around at my parents house somewhere.

 

[Spurs quarter 69]

Actually, Carlisle has had a bit of a renaissance on the crowd front, getting 7k+ and sometimes over 10k, I think this weekend there will be over 12k for the Derby County game, a lot of this is on the back of the return of Paul Simpson, dragging the club to promotion last season, ahead of schedule and on a pittance of a budget.

On the youth fan front, there have been a lot of new youth fans and a push for them to form a sort of ultra style group in the Warwick Road End, flags, drums etc, tbf they make quite a bit of noise.

I would think they still had a prem team tbh, you see a lot more City shirts around now, but our son is a Carlisle only fan, so maybe I am doing some of them a disservice.

The wife is a big Carlisle fan and as we do nothing but work normally, she decided we should go to games (a strange type of date night scenario lol), she has always gone prekids/marriage home and away, we took the kids until they wanted to go with their friends and then stopped going.

So I have been to every home game this season for my sins lol

Had a great day in Carlisle first day of the season watching Fleetwood my home town club. Coach dropped us at the ground and walked into town and had dinner in Spoons ( where else ). Walked to the ground excellent walk up and impressed by the size and enthusiasm of the Carlisle support. Poor match but two great goals and a good day out. Our only point this season so better treasure it. Look forward to going to Carlisle again. Justice for Andy Pilley, up the cods.

 

[Mike N]

Credit where it’s due. Listened to Simon Jordon podcast interviewing Steve Bruce.

During conversation Bruce touched on his days at Utd but hey ho hes an ex captain and was asked about his time there.

At end of interview Jordon asked Bruce about the premier league . What followed from Bruce was a glowing reference about our team. Great style of play by wonderful players and a brilliant manager. No reference to money except to point out that Akanji was a bargain and how good to his surprise Ake is.

Not worth getting the flags out but not every red uses the media to be bitter.

Bruce was on 5Live a couple of Sunday’s ago. He was saying what a wonderful team City were and that Pep was brilliant! The thing that stuck with me is that he seemed so genuine.